School chaplain sacked for gay ‘perversion’ post on Facebook

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The Rev Donald Michael MacInnes made his remarks in November on his Facebook page

Mike Wade

Last updated at 12:01AM, January 7 2014

A Church of Scotland minister who described homosexuality as a “perversion” has been sacked from his post as chaplain at Glasgow Gaelic School.

The Rev Donald Michael MacInnes made his remarks in November on his Facebook page, when he criticised Holyrood’s decision to support the bill enabling same-sex marriage. Yesterday, Glasgow City Council announced that his views had cost him his job.

A city official said that, while the minister was entitled to his opinions, action had been taken because they “were not in keeping with the ethos of the school” and the council had a duty of care to